Medicine: Bicarbonated Energy

An explanation of the remarkable endurance displayed by German and
Japanese runners in the 1936 Olympic Games (TIME, Aug. 17) was offered
last week. Some observers at the Games guessed that the contestants
took cocaine. Better informed observers guessed at benzedrine, a
non-narcotic stimulant (TIME, Sept. 14) which reputable Dr. Morris
Henry Nathanson of Los Angeles last fortnight, in the Journal of the
American Medical Association, suggested would be an excellent aid to
crammers, sprinters and others who need a sudden burst of energy. Last
week's news from Berlin showed that the Olympic...